Movement in Steady Beat

Book excerpt: The activities in this fully revised edition will keep children ages 3-7 moving to the beat and loving it! Infant-toddler caregivers as well as preschool and kindergarten teachers will find this book to be a rich source of ideas for exciting and enjoyable movement experiences for young children. The attached CD contains rhymes (recited by author Phyllis Weikart) and action songs for many of the activities in the book. An easy-to-follow plan is given for each activity and includes suggested ages, movement key experiences, curriculum concepts, materials, steps for each part of the activity, questions to extend children's understanding, and extension ideas for creative variations. Musical scores are provided for each song as well.